One-pot straightforward approach to 2,3-disubstituted benzo/naphtho[b]furans via domino annulation of α-oxoketene dithioacetals and 1,4-benzo/naphthoquinone mediated by AlCl3 at room temperature

Direct halosulfenylation of benzo[b]furans: a metal-free synthesis of 3-halo-2-thiobenzo[b]furans

The first example of the direct halosulfenylation of benzo[b]furans with commercially available disulfides and N-halosuccinimides has been achieved, providing an efficient metal-free synthetic pathway to access diverse 3-halo-2-thiobenzo[b]furans in moderate to excellent yields. In particular, a halogen (e.g., bromo or iodo) substituent on the benzo[b]furan ring is amenable for further synthetic elaborations thereby broadening the diversity of the products.

Cs2CO3-promoted defluorination and functionalization of α-CF3 carbonyl compounds in the presence of N-, O-, and/or S-nucleophiles

A simple, efficient, and mild method for defluorination and functionalization of 3,3,3-trifluoro carbonyl compounds has been developed. In the present method, Cs2CO3 can easily convert α-trifluoromethyl esters, amides, and ketones into β,β-S-, O- and/or N-substituted α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds in the presence of N-, O-, and S-nucleophiles with moderate to excellent yields, and furthermore, this transformation with α-trifluoromethyl ester and a series of 2-aminophenols can result in benzooxazoles in good yields.

Base-Promoted Selective Synthesis of 2H-Pyranones and Tetrahydronaphthalenes via Domino Reactions

A highly efficient domino protocol has been developed for the synthesis of 6-aryl-4-(methylthio/amine-1-yl)-2-oxo-2H-pyran-3-carbonitriles and 4-aryl-2-(amine-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalene-1-carbonitriles from simple and readily available α-aroylketene dithioacetals, malononitrile, secondary amines, and cyclohexanone. This elegant domino process involved consecutive addition-elimination, intramolecular cyclization, and ring opening and closing sequences. Notably, in situ generated 2-imino-4-(methylthio/amine-1-yl)-6-aryl-2H-pyran-3-carbonitrile plays multiple roles in the construction of various novel polyaromatic hydrocarbons.

Synergistic catalysis-induced ring-opening reactions of 2-substituted 3,4-dihydropyrans with α-oxoketene dithioacetals

Synergistic catalysis enables ring-opening reactions of 2-substituted 3,4-dihydropyrans with α-oxoketene dithioacetals to proceed very well.

In(OTf)3-catalysed one-pot versatile pyrrole synthesis through domino annulation of α-oxoketene-N,S-acetals with nitroolefins

An operationally simple and efficient one-pot direct access to pyrroles has been achieved by annulation of α-oxoketene-N,S-acetals with β-nitrostyrenes catalyzed by In(OTf)₃under solvent-free conditions.

A convenient base-mediated synthesis of 3-aryol-4-methyl (or benzyl)-2-methylthio furans from α-oxo ketene dithioacetals and propargyl alcohols via domino coupling/annulations

A convenient base-mediated synthesis of 3-aryol-4-methyl (or benzyl)-2-methylthio furans2has been developed through the domino coupling/annulations from α-oxo ketene dithioacetals1and propargyl alcohols.